Italian Brunch Torte Recipe

We always serve this impressive layered breakfast bake with a salad of mixed greens and tomato wedges. It is one of our most requested dishes and can be served warm or cold. —Danny Diamond, Farmington Hills, Michigan

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan. Unroll one tube of crescent dough and separate into triangles. Press onto bottom of prepared pan to form a crust, sealing seams well. Bake 10-15 minutes or until set.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add spinach and mushrooms; cook and stir until mushrooms are tender. Drain on several layers of paper towels, blotting well. In a large bowl, whisk six eggs, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and pepper.

Layer crust with half of each of the following: ham, salami, provolone cheese, red peppers and spinach mixture. Pour half of the egg mixture over top. Repeat layers; top with remaining egg mixture.

On a work surface, unroll and separate remaining crescent dough into triangles. Press together to form a circle and seal seams; place over filling. Whisk remaining egg; brush over dough.

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Enichef User ID: 7748859254256

Reviewed Sep. 18, 2016

"This was the most popular dish at my Easter brunch. Making it again next weekend for a crowd. I only use one jar of peppers."

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Sarabz User ID: 8922685253327

Reviewed Aug. 29, 2016

"I've made this several times and it gets gobbled up every time. Great to make in advance and serve at room temperature. I follow the recipe except halve the red peppers and like that there are just tastes of spinach, mushrooms and the red peppers. Definitely blot well and cook to temperature, and then let sit so that everything firms up.

I also put a little cooking spray on the foil so that if anything does leal out of the pan onto the foil, the foil doesn't stick. Depending on which pan I use, I put a parchment paper circle on the bottom of the pan so I can re,I've the torte and not scratch the bottom of the pan when slicing.

Also as a couple of the people have mentioned, I do not bother to roll out the dough for the top,just pinch seams together and put it on top. I end up with some triangles overlapping a little or little gaps and it is easier and looks just fine."

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ChrisD1717 User ID: 8325994252959

Reviewed Aug. 21, 2016

"This was excellent. Thanks to those who mentioned the 13"x9" pan idea. I make breakfast casseroles and take to work for meetings a few times a year and it is much easier to transport that way. I used everything the same except substituted onions for mushrooms. Everyone loved it. Thank you for a great recipe!!"

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KelliT User ID: 2066913243546

Reviewed Feb. 9, 2016

"This is delicious!! Also good if you drain/pat dry some giardiniera mix & layer in. Delicious as cold leftovers, too!"

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Msdebnkc User ID: 8579399243082

Reviewed Feb. 2, 2016

"I made this recipe for Christmas Eve dinner 2015. My family visited from KC and Everyone loved it!! I made it 2 days ahead and refrigerated it... It was perfect! It was a bit labor intensive as others have said but So worth it!

I used pepperoni's and turkey ham for the meat.... Awesome/ I'm making it again for my Super Bowl party!!"

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sing4yoursupper User ID: 4543964240557

Reviewed Dec. 29, 2015

"This was a show stopper! I've been waiting for the right time to make this since it's just my husband and I and this makes several servings. I chose a Christmas brunch celebration with my in-laws - no pressure right? This dish delivered! It made for a gorgeous festive presentation and was very flavorful and easy to assemble. Though a little time consuming to assemble it was well worth it. I read all of the previous reviews before making it. My suggestion is to follow the recipe to a "T". Be sure to use the spring form pan. One thing I did do after seeing the comments about the egg leaking out and sticking to the foil was to spray the foil with cooking spray before pressing it tightly around the outside of the pan. It came off easily with no mess and just running a knife around the inside of the pan made the spring form remove cleanly. Next time, personally for the top layer of dough, I would just lay the triangles of crescent dough on the top and pinch them together there rather than trying to do that on the counter top first as I struggled with it a bit. Even if the triangles aren't all even it's OK, the slightly rustic look is pretty too."

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DeboraLZ User ID: 7556927230897

Reviewed Aug. 8, 2015

"This was excellent. I doubled the spinach , and even with that it is a little difficult to make two layers from it. Be sure not to overcook the spinach. I didn't add the spinach with the mushrooms until the mushrooms were cooked a bit."

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Bonito User ID: 1630276229367

Reviewed Jul. 11, 2015

"this looks awesome - have the ingredients to make for brunch tomorrow - can't wait"

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CRipp User ID: 8403765227525

Reviewed Jun. 6, 2015

"I made this in a 10x10 pan. I followed the recipe. I did not have enough spinach. I used 8 eggs but that wasn't enough, either. I couldn't tell there was egg in the dish. In fact, I really don't understand the purpose of the eggs. I think the dish would be just fine without them. I did not separate the crescent roll dough since I had to put it back together anyway. I just spread it to cover the bottom of the pan. I did grease the pan but I had one heck of a time trying to get the dish out of the pan. It took me 15 minutes of scrubbing with a Brillo pad just to clean the pan and that's after soaking it in water! I made the dish the night before and baked it then. It traveled well. It cut well. It was very tasty either hot or cold. It was easy to heat up in the microwave. This is a very good recipe and is one I will make again. I just need to figure out how to get it easily out of the pan. It was also a big hit with the folks at work."